The Taylor's: December 2011

Friday, December 30, 2011

Cyclones, Hawks, and Friends

Today we had to cheer for the Cyclones AND the Hawkeyes!! I have to admit it--I let Tate put on his Hawkeye shirt for Daddy! JK!

So, does Tate make a cuter Hawkeye or Cyclone?

This made Daddy proud....

Tonight our friends Nick, Ash, and Reagan came over and brought pizza and the babies got to play. We had sooo much fun. Tate gave Reagan a ride on his 4-wheeler! They were sooo cute!

AND we were back at the doctor today. This was the 12th time at the doctor in the month of December. On top of the intestinal junk, we've also been fighting an ongoing ear infection. Since Tuesday Tate has had a high temp and won't eat or sleep. We had more blood work today and he got his 3rd shot of antibiotics in just 2 weeks. This month has been rough and we think it's probably time for tubes. We will be going to the ENT this week to see! I just wish this poor baby would feel better soon! He's been so miserable!
So needless to say, we were thankful to have friends over for a nice change of pace and some good company!

Thanks for reading! Happy New Year!

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Holiday Fun

Tate was blessed with a wonderful FIRST Christmas! Let's just say he was very spoiled! His grandparents and aunts and uncles spoiled him like crazy.

Here's how we enjoyed Christmas:

On Thursday, we headed to Emmetsburg. We spent a few days with my mom and dad and Marc, Amanda, and Kenna. We enjoyed lots of great food, Christmas Eve mass, and some extended family members.
It was sooo cozy at my parents and with the view of the frozen lake it looked almost like a white Christmas.

Tate enjoyed all the attention and was in a great mood even with a terrible cold! Good Boy!

Grandpa and Grandma Siemers

A little relaxin'!

Uncle Marc and Amanda

Ready for church

On Christmas day we got up and enjoyed Santa's gifts. After a wonderful Christmas meal (thanks to my mom), we headed to Creston to enjoy time with the Taylor's.

Ryan, Janelle, and Kayson greeted us at Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's. We opened more gifts and played. Jean Ann had a bunch of good food too. Blair and I are blessed with moms who sure know how to cook. We NEVER go hungry!:)

Grandpa and Grandma's living room was full! We let the boys open their gifts and play. After they were all snuggled in for the night, the adults got to enjoy opening gifts and chatting! We enjoyed that sooo much!

We thought the highchair would be a great way to 'contain' Tate!

The Birthday Boy, Kayson!!

I'm bummed that I didn't get more pictures at the Taylor's..what was I thinking? I guess we were tooo busy playing! :)

We were very blessed in 2011 and can't wait to see what's to come in 2012! One thing's for sure--we'll be celebrating a first birthday! Yikes- it makes this mommy sad!

Happy Holidays!!

Monday, December 19, 2011

Sick baby...

Poor Taterbean has been sick for over 2 weeks now with not only an ear infection, but also a terrible intestinal infection. It all started 3 Fridays ago with extreme vomiting and has continued for 2 solid weeks. We've been to the doctor 8 times! Ugh. They've run lots of tests and he had a couple rounds of antibiotics (both orally and shots). Poor baby was down to just 15 1/2 pounds! Today I took him back for a recheck and he still has the ear infection and is still fighting the intestinal junk (10-15 dirty diapers per day). We started soy formula today and will continue a strict diet.
I hope this poor baby gets better soon. We are sooo thankful that he's been in great spirits!

Now for a happy note.
We got to celebrate Christmas with the Taylor family this weekend...the whole clan. We had a great time and Tate was spoiled! On Sunday, we helped Kayson celebrate his third birthday! We can't believe he's 3!
Enjoy the pictures!!